Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Women's Golf
Knoxville, TN · the Volunteers · University of Tennessee, Knoxville overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$1.8M
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$221,564
Per roster spot
median $59,127
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
46%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Tennessee, Knoxville fields a women's golf team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, about the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,772,514, well above the median of $473k — $221,564 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 1000, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,447,980 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,499 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#6Team budgetof 279 · Division I#8Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#175APRof 279 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's golf program
Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,772,514 for the year
- Operating expenses$272,016 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$221,564 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,447,980 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,499 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,391,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Cantú | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maddi Swaney | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kristen Golightly | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school golf players85,385 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,285 279 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 37 2.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's golf recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →28,883undergraduates · 36,304 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →46%admitted · of 50,488 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,772,514 $221,564 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,447,980
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,391,691
Cost
Full picture →$20,885net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,484 in-state · $31,974 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Tennessee, Knoxville
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Golf program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions46% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,885 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.37 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Golf programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 14 | 9 | $84k | — | 66% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 27 | 8 | $233k | — | 68% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 46 | 11 | $335k | — | 59% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 61 | 6 | $285k | 1000 | 87% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 67 | 7 | $125k | — | 60% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | 7 | $102k | — | 64% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 76 | 10 | $317k | — | 72% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 77 | 8 | $102k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 80 | 10 | $389k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 89 | 8 | $273k | 1000 | 83% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 90 | 6 | $341k | 1000 | 87% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 98 | 5 | $111k | — | 93% |
Other women's golf programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University 1 over cap | 10 | $2.1M | $214,737 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 1 | 8 | $1.8M | $227,011 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville room for 1 | 8 | $1.8M | $221,564 | 993 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 1 | 8 | $1.8M | $220,500 | 1000 | vs | |
| Auburn University room for 1 | 8 | $1.7M | $213,909 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at cap | 9 | $1.6M | $178,800 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin at cap | 9 | $1.6M | $176,826 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi room for 2 | 7 | $1.5M | $220,709 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 1 | 8 | $1.5M | $192,535 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University room for 1 | 8 | $1.5M | $182,360 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University room for 2 | 7 | $1.4M | $195,967 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma at cap | 9 | $1.4M | $151,135 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia room for 2 | 7 | $1.2M | $173,767 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Georgia at cap | 9 | $1.1M | $121,457 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 1 | 8 | $1.1M | $132,685 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida 1 over cap | 10 | $1M | $102,679 | 1000 | vs |
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